Congratulations to CJC Prof. Moran Stern, who received the University of Maryland's 2021-2022 Don C. Piper Award for the best journal article by a graduate student. CJC students Maddox Angerhofer, Marie-Ann Wells and Michelle Fan served as research assistants on the article, "Factionalisation from Below: The Case of Palestinian Fatah."
CJC Prof. Ira Forman Quoted in the Washington Post
Washington Post
January 16, 2022
The CJC's Professor Ira Forman (formerly Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism) was quoted in yesterday's Washington Post. Read his thoughts in this article on the Texas synagogue attack and need to prioritize combating antisemitism.
CJC Prof. Jessica Roda Receives Cashmere Subvention Award
Association for Jewish Studies
January 14, 2022
A hearty congratulations to the CJC's Professor Jessica Roda, who is this year's recipient of the Cashmere Subvention Award in Jewish, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies! More on the award here.
CJC Senior Advisor Jacques Berlinerblau's Commentary on Secularism and the Jan. 6 Insurrection
Salon
January 7, 2022
"Could any comparable display of free exercise have occurred in any country with clear constitutional guidelines about the relation between government and religion?" writes Prof. Jacques Berlinerblau. Read his latest piece on secularism and the January 6th insurrection for Salon.
Read CJC Dir. Bruce Hoffman on Accelerationism and the 2021 Capitol Attack
Council on Foreign Relations
January 5, 2022
The CJC wishes you and yours a happy New Year. We hope that you have had a safe and restful holiday. Over the break, CJC Director Bruce Hoffman wrote a brief on accelerationism for the Council on Foreign Relations. Be sure to read it here.
Read CJC ExCo Member Prof. Daniel Byman on Terror Threats after January 6
Brookings Institution
January 5, 2022
CJC ExCo Member Daniel Byman has offered his assessment of terror threats in the U.S in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection for the Brookings Institution. Click our title above to read his article.
CJC Prof. Tamara Cofman Wittes Renominated as Assistant Administrator of USAID
The White House
January 4, 2022
Congratulations to the CJC's Professor Tamara Cofman Wittes on her renomination as Assistant Administrator of USAID by President Biden!
The CJC's Amb. Dennis Ross Signs Statement on Diplomatic Resolution to Iran Nuclear Challenge
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
December 17, 2021
The CJC's Amb. Dennis Ross is a signatory of a statement on improving the potential for a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear challenge. You can read the full statement here.
Read CJC Prof. Danielle Pletka on the Taiwan Question
Foreign Policy
December 2, 2021
Click the link above to read CJC Prof. Danielle Pletka's thoughts on Washington's response to the Taiwan question.
Read CJC ExCo Member Daniel Byman's Latest for the Middle East Journal
The Middle East Journal
November 30, 2021
CJC ExCo Member Prof. Daniel Byman wrote about the weaponization of social media in the Middle East. Read the Middle East Journal article here.